The situation described in the first case study is ethical because the physical therapist sells both back and neck support devices for a reasonable price to the patients. The Code of Ethics states in Principle 2A, “The physical therapist shall act in the best interests of patients/clients over the interest of the physical therapist”. Although this scenario is ethical, too often unethical situations arise in the physical therapy profession, especially when it comes to selling products. If the physical therapist happened to be recommending patients/clients to buy extremely overpriced back and neck support devices compared to competitor products then this would be considered unethical. A situation such as this is unethical because it would
